How to play AJs preflop
3-handed · BTN 60bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 60 spots where AJs gets a decision
Fits exactlyGGGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PSPokerStars Spin & Go x10PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x
CloseGGPSWMPPiPWPTACR16 games
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there, 80/20 here
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there, 80/20 here
- PSPokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here
- PSPokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there, 80/20 here
- WMWinamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- WMWinamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xthe winner takes all there: chip EV
- PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
- iPiPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- iPiPoker Twister x50its sources disagree on the split (winner takes all, or 80/10/10); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- iPiPoker Twister x1,000pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x3, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
- ACRACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its prize split is not published; its blinds are not published
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | AJs |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 100% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 3bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | AJs |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | All-in 3bb 100% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 45.9% · Call 26.5% · All-in 10bb 14.8% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 12.7% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | All-in 3bb 56.4% · Call 43.6% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 62.1% · All-in 3bb 37.9% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | All-in 3bb 65% · Call 33.2% · Fold 1.8% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb | All-in 3bb 97.2% · Fold 1.4% · Call 1.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Call 51.4% · Fold 48.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 50.4% · Fold 49.6% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 87.6% · All-in 10bb 12.3% · Fold 0.2% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | All-in 3bb 98.3% · Call 1.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | All-in 3bb 98.4% · Call 1.5% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Call 74.2% · All-in 10bb 21.1% · Fold 4.6% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | All-in 3bb 51.4% · Call 48.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls | Call 51.8% · All-in 3bb 26.6% · Fold 21.5% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 71.7% · Call 23.2% · All-in 10bb 5.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Call 93.1% · Fold 6.9% |
| SB vs BTN open 10bb BTN opens 10bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 10bb BTN opens 10bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 10bb, SB calls | Fold 100% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | AJs |
|---|---|
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 95.8% · Fold 4.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 69.8% · All-in 10bb 24.5% · Call 5.7% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | AJs |
|---|---|
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 88.2% · Fold 11.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 71.2% · Call 28.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 97.6% · Call 2.4% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB calls | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 96.4% · Fold 3.6% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | All-in 10bb 53.1% · Fold 46.9% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 95% · Call 5% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 71.8% · Call 28.2% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB calls | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 91.7% · Fold 8.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 80.2% · Fold 19.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 97.1% · Call 2.9% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 61.8% · Fold 38.2% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Raise 10bb 94.2% · Call 5.8% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | All-in 10bb 96.3% · Fold 3.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 59.3% · Call 40.7% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 75.4% · Call 24.6% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Fold 94.6% · Call 5.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 77.4% · Fold 22.6% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Fold 79.2% · Call 20.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in | Call 94.2% · Fold 5.8% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Fold 67.7% · Call 32.3% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | AJs |
|---|---|
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN 4-bets to 10bb | Fold 76.2% · Call 23.8% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN 4-bets to 10bb | Call 88.1% · Fold 11.9% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 10bb BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN 4-bets to 10bb | Call 88.4% · Fold 11.6% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 60bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 60bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb, no rake; ICM paying 80/20: a stack is worth its chance of each prize, first 80% and second 20%, so chips lost count more than chips won). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 15.36). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.
Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.